Should a federal integrity commission proceed without the ability to launch its own investigations into public servants and politicians, or hold any public hearings? That’s the question now being asked by accountability advocates after Attorney General Christian Porter released draft legislation for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission (CIC) on Monday, three years since it was first […]
Australia will draw on cross-disiplinary expertise in a society-wide effort to deploy a vaccine for coronavirus next year.
As scandals circle the public service and the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts business as usual, Senate Estimates has aired some tough questions.
Government websites have become more secure since 2018, but the devil is in the detail and Australia is still behind the eight ball.
A concerted effort to increase diversity across the most senior levels of Australian diplomacy is helping to shape COVID-19 recovery efforts through a gendered lens. The Mandarin explores what's next for DFAT's diversity strategy.
Public servants are returning to offices across the country, marking a second wholesale change in working within government this year.
The police have a public trust problem; COVID-19 has worsened perceptions, and in a recent ASPI forum, experts reflected on where to next.
A systems overhaul in consulting procurement will improve transparency and value for money across the Australian Public Service.
Resourcing constraints across key integrity agencies undermine accountability, threatening public trust and good governance, advocates argue.
Public servants are coming together to work out how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Australia’s largest metropolis, and how governments can support more five million people who call the 12,300 square kilometre chunk of NSW home.
The Victorian government's response to the pandemic is not the first time issues such as failures in leadership, communication breakdowns between public servants and ministers have surfaced in the wake of botched programs or disasters. Recent history proves illuminating.
Deliberative democracy can boost tough reforms and increase public trust if handled carefully. New research distills the ingredients for success.
Recently, the ADC Forum and Australian National University’s Public Policy and Societal Impact Hub came together to host a roundtable of business, government and academic experts as part of a broader series on Australia’s future. Sean Innis and Matthew Faubel explain what was learned.
Suffering from impostor syndrome in your new job? Consultants' efforts to navigate their permanent outsider status offer some lessons.
The fear of failure holds back too many governments trying new approaches. A new study looks at how to shift workplace cultures to do better.
